I Think A Lot Of Presidents Learn

There Is An Institutional Cynicism That Causes Reporters To Question Everything The President Says, And The Motives Of Everything The President And His Administration Try To Accomplish.

Throughout His Presidency, Clinton Made A Point Of Getting Close - Physically And Emotionally - To The People Whose Problems His Administration Was Working To Solve.

The Dirty Little Secret Is That The Pool Man, Who's Making $30,000 A Year, Is Subsidizing The Million-dollar Mortgage For The Family Whose Pool He Cleans. No Wonder People Want To Get Rid Of Tax Breaks For Corporate Jets.

That Someone Like Obama Could Be Elected President Of The United States - With Its Unrivaled Power And Prestige - Has Begun To Restore The Country's And The World's Faith In America As The Land Of Opportunity.

Obama Seemed Poised To Realign American Politics After His Stunning 2008 Victory. But The Economy Remains Worse Than Even The Administration's Worst-case Scenarios, And The Long Legislative Battles Over Health Care Reform, Financial Services Reform And The National Debt And Deficit Have Taken Their Toll. Obama No Longer Looks Invincible.